Jishnu Balakrishnan (born 26 May 1997) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Kerala United.

Career

Jishnu piled his trade with NSS College, Manjeri and is a product of Malabar Special Police (MSP) Football Academy. The right-back, who can also be deployed in an attacking position, has represented Kerala football team in

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, Calicut University in the All-India Inter-University Football Championship. In 2017, he was signed by

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for three years contract. He was part of

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team. In 2018–19 season, he was sent on loan at Gokulam Kerala, He made his professional debut for the Gokulam Kerala FC against

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on 21 December 2018, He started and played full match as Gokulam lost 0–1. At 2021, he sign's for

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new face

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Career statistics

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References

1998 births Living people People from Malappuram Indian footballers Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players Chennai City FC players I-League players Association football defenders Gokulam Kerala FC players Indian Super League players Footballers from Kerala Kerala Blasters FC players {{India-footy-bio-stub